Plastic Animal Trinket Box

A regular cardboard box is decorated simply by gluing on a plastic animal. Kids will love to make these and fill with their favorite goodies.  Engineer mommy shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2014/diy-plastic-animal-trinket-box/

Pumpkin Decorated Boxes

A shoe box is covered in orange construction paper and given a jack o'lantern face with black markers.  Next, Projects for preschools adds a paper green stem.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/recycled-box-jack-o-lantern-halloween-craft/

Skull Boxes

An oval shaped container is painted white and given black eyes, nose and mouth with a marker.  Martha Stewart shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/909619/skull-treat-boxes

Juice Box Balloon Cars

Straws with bottle cap wheels are attached to juice boxes and powered by a balloon and straw to make a fun moving car with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-a-balloon-powered-recycled-juice-box-car

Box Creatures

Cardboard boxes are given googly eyes as well as pipe cleaner legs, pompom hats, washi tape mouths and more to make unique little creatures with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kid-made-quirky-tinker-toy-creatures

Printable Gift Boxes

Download and print these gift boxes for an easy gift holder from delia creates.  She uses a punch press to add a pretty design to each.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.deliacreates.com/free-printable-gift-boxes/

Juice Box Monsters

Felt is glued onto a juice box and then used to make a monster with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/juice-box-monsters/

Kleenex Box Vase

Strips of newspaper are glued to a tissue box and painted to create a unique vase with crème de la craft.  She then adds a strip of felt just above the vase and decorative knobs on either side.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cremedelacraft.com/2012/02/diy-tissue-box-flower-vase.html

Egg Shell Jewelry Box

Egg shells get smashed into tiny bits and pieces and glued to a box to make a really unique jewelry box with all free crafts. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/homemade-gifts/decoupage/eggshell-box/

Plastic Jewelry Box

Plastic fruit and vegetable containers are painted to make a quick and easy and kid friendly jewelry box with aunt peaches.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.auntpeaches.com/2012/05/friday-flowers-kaleidoscopic-berry.html

Halloween Treat Boxes

Kleenex boxes become cute Halloween characters that kids can store their treats in or reach in and get treats from on Halloween night with almost super mom. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.almostsupermom.com/2013/10/halloween-mystery-boxes.html

Paper Pencil Boxes

Cut and fold these cute pencil shaped pencil boxes for a fun school supply from mr. printables.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.mrprintables.com/back-to-school-pencil-favor-boxes.html

Cardboard Box Foos Ball Table

Transform a cardboard box into a foos ball table with u create crafts.  Painted wooden dowels and clothespins turn into handles and players.  Use a golf ball or ping pong ball to play.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2014/06/diy-mini-foosball-tableperfect-for-kids.html

Instructables makes a version with paper towel tubes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Makedo-Cardboard-Foosball-Table/

Cardboard Box Stables

Make a stable for any farm animal with a cardboard box and lilla a design.  She lines the box with fake grass, cuts out some windows, paints it red and adds some plastic animals for lots of pretend fun.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lilla-a-design.blogspot.com.au/2010/01/skolads-hus.html

Shoe Box Stick Puppet Theater

Turn a shoe box into theater for a fun puppet show.  Purple twig takes stickers, paint, colorful paper and markers to make a theater for stick puppets.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://purpletwig.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-puppet-theaters.html

Flax and twine adds a fabric curtain and castle printouts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2011/07/1001-peeps-playhouse/

Popsicle Stick Jewelry Box

Popsicle sticks get glued together to make a sweet jewelry box.  Spoonful decorates with beads and buttons to add color and bling.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/craft-stick-jewelry-box

DIY Tooth Fairy Box

Kids will love having a special box to hold their teeth while waiting for a visit from the tooth fairy.  Spoonful creates this one out of an empty matchbox and felt.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/tooth-fairy-box

Wild olive has a felt version too but makes a pouch instead of a box.

Get the instructions here:
http://wildolive.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/project-tooth-fairy-pouch.html

At one point oriental trading sold a paper box kit.  They no longer have it but the image shows how to make a similar one out of a cardboard box and paper cut outs.

Fairy coloring pages shares a free cut and fold version.

Get the template here:
http://fairycoloringpages.blogspot.com/2010/10/tooth-fairy-paper-craft-tooth-box.html

March hare cards also shares a free printable box cut and fold tooth fairy box.

Get the template here:
http://marchharecards.blogspot.com/2012/06/exploding-box-for-tooth-fairy.html

Life songs of a busy mom use an empty Altoids box and paints it with glitter paint adding stickers and a cute poem.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lifesongsofabusymom.com/2013/03/altoids-tooth-fairy-box.html

Busy moms helper uses an Altoids tin as well but glues on scrapbooking paper instead of painting the box.  She adds the message on the outside.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busymomshelper.com/2014/02/tooth-fairy-box.html

Arty kat uses a matchbox as well and a stamp seal.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artykat.com/artykat/?page_id=403

Cardboard Box Banks

A cereal box, construction paper and markers turn into a bank with kix cereal.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kixcereal.com/diy-cereal-box-piggy-banks/ 

Easy preschool crafts uses a milk carton for her bank and adds a straw maze to make it interactive, letting the coins fall through before entering the box.

Get the instructions here:
http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2014/02/recycled-milk-carton-rolling-coin-bank.html

Golf Game in a Box

Take your target practice to a new level with this upcycled golf putting range found on Activity connection.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activityconnection.com/uc/subscriber/Aug13/guythings.cfm

How to Make a Chair from a Box

Spoonful shows how to turn a few boxes into some neat furniture with just some glue and pretty scrapbooking paper.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/box-seats